Powermatic PM2800B manual

Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual 18-inch V ariable Spe ed Drill Pres s Model PM 280 0B Pow ermatic 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Part No . M-1792800B Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi si on C1 11/2014 www.powerm ati c. c om Copyri ght © 2014 Powerm ati c This .pdf document is bookmarked[...]

2 1.0 Warranty and Service Powe rmatic war rants e very prod uct it sel ls against manufactu rers’ de fe cts. If one of ou r too ls ne e ds service o r repair, please contact Techni cal Se rvice by ca lling 1- 800-274-6 846, 8AM to 5PM C ST , Mo nday th rough F riday. W arranty P e riod The ge ne ral warranty lasts for the tim e period s pe cifie[...]

3 2.0 Table of cont ents S e c t i o n P a g e 1.0 Warranty and Service ............................................................................................................................... ...... 2  2.0 Table of contents ...................................................................................................................[...]

4 3.0 Saf ety warnings 1. Read and understand t h e e n t ire owner' s manu al bef ore attemptin g assembly or operation. 2. Read and understand the warnings posted o n the machin e a nd in this manu a l . Fai lu re to comply with all of thes e warnin g s may caus e ser io u s inj ur y. 3. Replace th e warning labels i f th e y become obscured[...]

5 Follow in str u c ti ons for lubricatin g and c h a nging acces sories. 27. Turn off mac h i n e a nd dis co nn ect f rom power bef ore clean ing. Use a brush or compressed air to remove chips or debris — do not use yo ur ha nd s . 28. D o n ot stand on the machine. Serious i n j ury could occur if the machine tips over. 29. Never leave mac hin[...]

6 5.0 Speci f i cations M ode l nu mbe r .................................................................................................................. ......................... PM 2800B Sto ck nu mbe r ............................................................................................................................................ 17[...]

7 5.1 Base H o le Cen ters f o r PM 2800B Figure 1 The speci f i cat i ons in thi s m anu a l were cu rre nt at ti m e of pu b l ication, but because of our policy of c on ti nu o us improvement, Powermatic res erves the right to ch ange speci ficat ions at any tim e an d w i t h o ut pri or notice, wit h out in currin g obli gation s.[...]

8 6.0 Setup and assembl y 6.1 Sh ipping con tents See Figure 2. 1 Drill press head 1 C ol umn ass emb ly 1 Base 1 Table and bracket – A 1 Rack – B 1 Colu mn ring – C 1 Handl e, table ele v at in g – D 1 Fence wi th adjustable work stop – E 1 Drift key – F 4 Socket head cap screws, M10x40 – G 1 Handl e, tab le locking – H 3 Downfeed [...]

9 Figure 3 4. Ins ert shaft of worm throu g h tabl e brac ket hole, while m eshing worm w ith the prei nstalled gear. See Figure 4. Figure 4 5. Position rack (B, Figure 5) into the slot in tab le bracket (C), m eshin g t h e rac k teet h with t he worm gear. 6. H old th e rack in the slot, while setting the table bracket over th e col u m n . Then [...]

10 Figure 8 14. Install h a n dw h eel (K 1 , Figure 9) on speed change sh af t by alignin g slot in hand w h eel with spring pin on sh af t. Ti ghten wi t h washer and crow n nu t. 15 . I nsta ll ha nd le (K 2 , Figure 9) into threaded hole in h a ndwheel. Tighten by using a wren ch on th e flat. Figure 9 16. S lide fence in to t-s lots f rom fron[...]

11 3. Loose n nu ts (M) fir s t, t h e n t u r n s et screws (N) as needed un t il i n sert i s level with table surface. Re-tighten nuts (M) u p against table. Figure 13 7.0 Electrical connections Electr ical conn ections must be made by a qualified electr ician in complian ce with all rele v a n t codes. This machine must be pr operly gr ounded t[...]

12 7.2 Voltage c o n ver sio n If 230V operatio n is desired, the follow in g instructions must be perf ormed: 1. Dis connect machin e f rom power sou rce. 2. The drill press motor has four leads t h at are f actory con nected f or 115V operation. For 230V operation , reco nn ect t h e lead s a s sh ow n in diagram inside motor j uncti on box co v [...]

13 4. W h en ret u r ning table to h o ri zo n ta l posit i on, loo se n ha nd le (E ) a nd bo lt ( D) , t ilt ta b le ba ck to zero degree s on scale, a n d t i ghten handle (E), then tighten bol t (D). Figure 17 8.2 Chu ck and arbor rem oval Ref errin g to Figure 18: 1. Dis connect machin e f rom power sou rce. 2. Low er quill assembly wit h the [...]

14 Ref errin g to Figure 20: 1. Dis connect machin e f rom power sou rce. 2. Pry off cap (H, Figure 20) and rem ov e hex nu t and two wash ers (I). Pull off h u b (J). 3. Loosen two inn er hex nuts (K) Do not remove. 4. P ull o ut s lig ht ly t he coi l spring cover (L) while f irm ly ho ld ing it. D O N O T allo w t he co il sp ri ng co ver to t u[...]

15 clamps if needed. Bring the bit down unti l it leaves a slight perforati on i n t h e board; t hen raise it back up. 7. Us e th e socket head s crew ( I , Fig u re 23) located toward back o f la ser a sse m bly, t o adj u st t h e cros s hair. Turn screw as needed until laser l in e (M) cro sses perforatio n (L). 8. A d j u st the other laser as[...]

16 10.3 Gener al I nspection Before each operati on of your Model 2800B drill press, make a habit of ch ec king t h at a ll locking h an dle s , se t s cr ew s , bo lts , et c. , a r e ti gh t on th e table an d head. Con f irm that drill bit is securely inserted inside chuck j aws . Clear all items, such as tools and rags, away f rom machin e. Bef[...]

17 7. S hut of f d rill p re ss a nd disconnect from power . 8. Rem ove l ow er bel t in same m ann er as upper belt. 9. Use rev e rs e p rocedure to insta ll new bel t s . 11.2 Lam p replac emen t Ref errin g to Figure 28: 1. To replace a lamp, use a t hu mbnail or f lat blade s crewdr iver to gently pry down the lam p assembly (A) un ti l it rele[...]

18 12.0 Troubleshooting the PM 28 00B Drill Press Table 2 Trouble Probable Cause Rem edy Dri ll press will not st art (power lig h t i s OFF). Not conn ec ted to power. Check all plug conn ect i ons. Fuse blown , or circuit breaker tr i pped. Replace fus e, or reset circuit breaker. Cord dam aged. Replace cord. Dri ll press will not st art (power l[...]

19 13.1.1 Ex p lo ded View for PM 2800B[...]

20 13.1.2 Par t List for PM 2800B In de x N o. Part No. Descr iption Size Qty. 1 ................ PM 2800B-001 ............ Bas e ......................................................................... .................................. .... 1 2 ................ PM 2800-075 ............... Co lu mn Ho ld e r ......................................[...]

21 In de x N o. Part No. Descr iption Size Qty. 63 .............. TS- 150405 1 ............... Hex Soc ke t Hd . Cap Sc re w ....................................... M 8x 25 ............................ 1 64 .............. PM 2800B-064 ............ Coll ar ........................................................................ .....................[...]

22 In de x N o. Part No. Descr iption Size Qty. 12 6............. P M 2800B-126 ............ R ubbe r Cap .............................................................. ...................................... 1 12 7............. P M 2800B-127 ............ LED Se at .................................................................. ..................[...]

23 In de x N o. Part No. Descr iption Size Qty. 18 4............. P M 2800B-184 ............ Lock in g C ab le Tie ..................................................... ...................................... 2 18 5............. P M 2800B-185 ............ Nut ........................................................................... M6 ............[...]

24 14.0 Electri cal Connections for P M 2800B Dril l Press 1 15V 2 30V[...]